Seattle Mariners (61-52, second in AL West) vs Texas Rangers (49-62, third in AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Friday, 8:05 p.m. EDT
Pitching Probbles: Mariners: George Kirby (3-3, 3.40 ERA, 1.17 whips, 81 strikeouts); Rangers: Josh Sborz (0-0, 5.87 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 21 strikeouts)
Bottom line: The Texas Rangers begin a three-match series at home against the Seattle Mariners on Friday.
Texas is 49-62 on aggregate and 23-31 at home. Rangers are 33-12 in the game when they outnumbered their opponents.
Seattle has a 30–26 record in road games and a 61–52 overall. The Mariners have scored a total of 126 home runs to finish sixth in the AL.
The teams will meet for the 14th time this season on Friday. The Mariners lead 11-2 in the season series.
Top Performer: Adolis Garcia has 21 doubles, four triples, 19 home runs and 71 RBI for Rangers. Marcus Semien is 9-for-40 with three home runs in the last 10 games.
JP Crawford has 19 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 28 RBIs for the Mariners. Sam Haggerty is 11 for 26 with two doubles and two home runs in the last 10 matches.
Last 10 games: Rangers: 3-7, .238 batting average, 4.65 ERA, 14 runs outscore
Mariners: 6-4, .208 batting average, 3.93 ERA, five-run outscore
Injuries: Rangers: Spencer Howard: 15-day IL (shoulder), Dennis Santana: 15-day IL (ankle), Cole Calhoun: 10-day IL (heel), John Grey: 15-day IL (side), Joe Barlow : 15-day IL (blister), Mitch Garver: 60-day IL (forearm), Eli White: 60-day IL (wrist)
Mariners: Ryan Borucci: 15-Day IL (Forearm), Jesse Winker: Day-Day (Back), Matthew Boyd: 60-Day IL (Elbow), Julio Rodriguez: 10-Day IL (Wrist), Ken Giles: 15-Day Days IL (Shoulder), Tom Murphy: 60-Day IL (Shoulder), Taylor Trammel: 10-Day IL (Hamstring), Evan White: 60-Day IL (Hernia), Casey Sadler: 60-Day IL (Shoulder)
The Associated Press produced this story using technology provided by DataScrew and data from Sportradar.
